Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group – Dubbug

12 hours 27 minutes ago

Brave DUBBUG souls trusted their Ride Leader, ED, to safely navigate them through the growing suburb of Bellwood, west of Nambucca Heads and along the waterfront cycleway to coffee & cake on the river.

It was a ride of exploration and we saw other local cycling groups, such as Coffs BUG, doing similar though less adventurous options. Particularly challenging was the "shortcut" over the Nambucca ridge line to join with the cycle path near Nambucca High School.

Giinagay Way is an attractive route for cyclists and our group were pleased to note much of the road shoulders had been tidied, making it a little bit safer for vehicles to go past.

Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group – Dubbug

2 weeks 10 hours ago

A rainy and windy Sunday. Many early morning messages … who will be brave enough to ride in these conditions 🤔

A solid bunch of six headed out, while others opted for a challenging indoor training ride and some played with AI to illustrate the excitement.

Here’s the ride report from the brave souls who headed out (thanks Peter J)

“Six tough riders for today's Sunday ride. As it was a bit miserable the decision to just do an easy coffee ride to Valla Beach was a popular option. We rode out of the mizzle pretty well straight away and the further we went South the drier it was. We enjoyed a very pleasant coffee at Valla and rode back into a bit of mizzle when we got back. All in all a pleasant ride on a miserable day.”

Smiles all round. Nothing like a Sunday morning on the bike.

Dorrigo Urunga Bellingen Bicycle Users Group – Dubbug

3 weeks 9 hours ago

Sunday 12th July ride report(s) Big weekend on the bike. Two of our intrepid leaders peeled off from the pack to start their grand Queensland adventure, last seen heading north via train. Godspeed, you two. Try not to have too much fun without us. Actually, wait til later next week when some of us join you. Back on home turf, things got off to a slightly chaotic start when the notice for available rides went out with an error in it, courtesy of yours truly 🤦‍♀️. It was fixed within minutes, but not before I copped a bit of good-natured heat for it — fair enough, really. Lesson learned: proofread and check the roster thoroughly before you hit send 🤷‍♀️ Once the dust settled, riders had a choice of two official routes. Ride One – it was to secret garden cafe … but this one remains such a mystery we have no evidence it even happened…. Ride Two – Excellent day for a ride to Woolgoolga. Phil, Roy, Rob, Peter J were joined by Steve and Emi on James Small Drive for the climb up to Bruxner Saddle where we met Tom. At the Saddle the mist was swirling amongst the trees and down in the valley. Cruised over to Bucca T and down to the flat lands along to Ground Earth for coffee and snacks. Enjoyed the tail wind home via Old Coast Road. Fabulous ride on a cracker of a day. The sun streaming through the mist in